Conflicting findings on television's impact on reading achievement suggest a need for more sophisticated measurements and methodologies in media research. D. L. Moldenhauer and W. H. Miller's survey of 78 seventh grade students showed no relationship between television viewing and reading skills. These findings were similar to those of J. T.…

A study was conducted for additional support of the view that bridging--drawing inferences to relate a sentence to a preceding sentence--occurs during reading rather than at the time of testing. Subjects were 88 third and 67 fifth grade students whose reading proficiency was measured by performance on the Metropolitan Achievement Test. The…

C.F. Leyba conducted a longitudinal study (1972-77) of the Title VII Bilingual Education Program in the Santa Fe Public Schools involving 1,257 students in grades 1-6. Three groups were studied: a longitudinal treatment group (LTG) which received uninterrupted bilingual education for a span of years; a nonlongitudinal treatment group which…

The cause of the reading achievement gap between language minority students and non-language minority students was examined. Data from the "High School and Beyond" study, a national longitudinal study of 58,000 high school sophmores and seniors, were used. Through the application of regression analysis, it was found that both language…

Asserts that much attention has recently been paid to the 'nature' of remedial work at the expense of the 'purpose', and that over concern with method has blinded many workers to the simple educational fact that what is done should depend upon one's objectives, and discusses the purpose and objectives of remedial reading. (Author/JM)

Concludes that community college students with an external-oriented locus of control achieved more in an individualized reading course. (RB)

This study demonstrated that 49 teen-age high school tutors, under the guidance and assistance of competent reading consultants, could bring about gains in the reading achievement of 215 elementary school children reading at least one year below their grade level. (CS)

Confirms that i.t.a. can be an effective tool with which to teach beginning reading of English to Mexican-American children. (RB)

A BASIC (Behaviour, Attitudes, Skills, Intentions and Contexts) approach which teaches verbal and non-verbal skills is applied to training managers and employers in reading efficiency. (BP)

A study compared the reading achievement of first grade students who attended half-day kindergarten to that of students who attended full-day kindergarten. Subjects, 67 students in urban Newark, New Jersey, who had attended half-day and 66 students who had attended full-day kindergarten, were given the first grade Comprehensive Tests of Basic…

Since colonial times, definitions and estimates of illiteracy in the United States have been debated. The Census Bureau's major indicator is number of years of schooling completed. However, average grade-level attainment is high, whereas estimates of levels of reading ability remain low. In addition, these measures are inadequate for adults. A…

Research on military reading abilities has shown a direct relationship between reading ability and training and job performance. The objectives of this study of the development of a reading scale were to: (1) measure the reading ability of military applicants using six commonly used reading tests; (2) use the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) issued two reports in 1990 assessing the nation's current educational abilities in reading and writing. The "Reading Report Card, 1971-88" presented and analyzed results over an 18-year period for ages 9, 13, and 17 years (grades 4, 8, and 11, respectively). The 9-year-olds and…

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data show that children in grades 4, 8, and 11 whose mothers work outside the home read better than children whose mothers do not work outside the home--but the difference is small. This conclusion represents one segment of the findings of the 1983-84 National Assessment, which focused on reading…